Running Cough

[Ernie_Wise]

Now it's started to get cold (we reached 0 degrees C this morning) I've started to get a cough when I'm running which continues for about 15 mins once I've stopped and I'm in the warm. I guess it's just fluid on my lungs from the cold air going into a warm body. So... does anybody else get the same thing? And does anybody have any tips to prevent it from happening? I'm worried it'll cause some permanent damage.

[AMc]

I don't know how to prevent it, but after a fast run on wednesday evening i had about 10 minutes of coughing and i couldn't stop it at all. i tried drinking a lot of water but it didn't seem to help.
I am also curious as to how to prevent it.

[Legolost]

Can cold air in the lungs cause a minor irritation that induces something akin to a very minor asthma attck

[Legolost]

Found this on the BBC website:

Cold air and exercise trigger asthma


The UK has one of the highest asthma rates

The key triggers for asthma attacks are cold air, exercise, the menstrual cycle and aspirin, according to a new study.
Researchers carried out a study of 97 patients from the PARA UK database - the first ever long-term study of patients with "at risk" asthma.

They found:


70% of patients claimed both cold air and exercise as a key trigger for an asthma attack
21% claimed attacks could be triggered by allergies to peanuts
14% of patients found aspirin to be a common trigger
10% of females declared their asthma episodes were related to their menstrual cycle
55% said laughter could cause an attack.
The findings were unveiled at a British Thoracic Society meeting.

Professor Chung, lead author of the research said: "These findings help expose some of the key risk factors for asthma sufferers and will be especially useful for those with severe asthma.

Increase in asthma

"It is important that asthmatics live their lives to the full.

"We hope this research will help improve the management of their condition and patients may plan with their asthma nurse or doctors how best to manage, or in some circumstances, avoid certain situations which may trigger an asthma attack."

[mappingmum]

Google "exercise induced asthma" for more info.

I used to get it and just lived with it. Eventually it just went away.

[Ernie_Wise]

I wouldn't have called it an asthma attack, at least it is not asthma as I have known it. But I would agree with the article.

[AMc]

I would not call it asthma either, since I have never had a problem with any form of asthma before. It is just an uncontrollable coughing whenever I finish excercising

[Oldman]

I always thought some coughing after running was normal, especially if you have run longer or faster than you were used to. I'm not a doctor but thought it had to do with the bronchi (passageways to the lungs) having excess liquid (mucus) or dry foreign partciles that needed to be removed by the act of coughing. Asthma is inflammation of the bronchi. Just be thankful you haven't got Lady Windermere syndrome!

I think you should seek medical guidance to ensure there's no serious problem. Describe to your doctor what happens.